Picture-frame.



No. 890,202. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.. A. TURNER. PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED F3313, 190B- 'THE NORRIS PETERS Cm, WASHINGTON, 0.1:,

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST TURNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PICTURE -FRAME To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUsT TURNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi-' nois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Frames, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

The invention re ates, in general to picture frames, but pertains morein particular to a combined picture frame and shadow box.

One of the objects of the invention is to simplify and cheapen a pictureframe of this character; a second object being to rovide a constructionthat is strong and urable, though employing fewer parts than heretoforeused, and a third object is to construct a shadow box that isattractive, having the usual double frame appearance, and at the sametime of considerable lessweight than frames heretofore constructed ofsimilar character.

The invention will be hereinafter more fully described, and is shown inthe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of myimproved frame Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a similar view as Fig. 2', of a slightly modified form..

Referring now more particularly to the drawing,4 represents t e mainframe for a picture, consisting of four sections suitably securedtogether, and adapted to have a picture 5 secured thereto. To the mainframe 4 is secured a secondary frame 6 of larger dimensions than theframe 4, and ada ted to be secured together by means of a nai 7, or thelike, to present the double frame appearance as shown in Fig. 1.

The two frames as just described are of the ordinary form, andheretofore to attach a shadow box thereto a complete box had to beconstructed and secured to the secondary frame to obtain the blackmarginal back ground between the secondary frame and the shadow box.This construction necessitated a back for the shadow box, suitablycolored, to which the two frames are secured.

Instead of constructing a complete back for the shadow box I secure thesame effect in a new and novel manner, as follows: After the desireddesign has been formed upon the secondary frame, instead of sawing outthe design, I blacken the margin between the outer edges of the designand secondary frame upon which it is formed. The shadow Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed. February 13, 1908.

box consists of four sections 8 suitably se- 1 Patented. June 9, 1908.Serial No. 415,693.

cured together and adapted to be secured to the secondary frame 6 bymeans of the nails 9, or the like.

In Fig. 2 10 represents the plastic beading to form a design, and themargin between the beading and the inner edge of the frame is suitablycolored, such as by gilding, or the like.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of a device wherein the frame 4has been oinitted, the picture and shadow box being secured to the frame6. The desired shadow box effect is secured equally well in the modifiedform. If preferred a glass front 11 may be mounted in the front of theshadow box in the groove 12 therein.

It is obvious that all kinds and styles of frames may be constructedembodying my invention, without departing from the spirit thereof, and,therefore, without confining myself to the specific detail ofconstruction.

I claim:

1. A picture frame having a suitable de sign thereon, a dark coloredmargin between the design and the outer edge of said frame, and a shadowbox secured thereto, substantially as described.

2. A picture frame adapted to receive a picture and suitably colored,said color terminating short of the outer edge thereof, a dark marginalong the outer edge thereof, and a shadow box secured thereto,substantially as described.

3. A picture frame adapted to receive a picture and having a designformed thereon, said design terminating short of the outer edge of saidpicture, a shadow box secured thereto, said shadow box and marginbetween said design and outer edge being of substantially the samecolor, substantially as described.

4. In a frame of the character described the combination of a main frameadapted to AUGUST TURNER...

Witnesses:

JAM s R. OFFIELD, ALLEN W. MOORE.

